different between schoolmate vs alumnus
schoolmate
English
Alternative forms
- school mate
Etymology
school +? mate
Noun
schoolmate (plural schoolmates)
- A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.
- I've lost touch with all my old schoolmates: I only see them at class reunions.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, Introduction:
- The truth seems to be, however, that when he casts his leaves forth upon the wind, the author addresses, not the many who will fling aside his volume, or never take it up, but the few who will understand him better than most of his schoolmates or lifemates.
Synonyms
- fellow (obsolete slang); schoolfellow
Hyponyms
- deskmate; classmate; schoolfriend
Translations
schoolmate From the web:
- schoolmate meaning
- schoolmates what social group
- what does schoolmate mean
- soulmate in french
- what is a soulmate called
alumnus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alumnus (literally “foster child, nourished one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?mn?s/
Noun
alumnus (plural alumni or alumnuses, feminine alumna)
- A male pupil or student.
- A male graduate.
- A student of any gender.
- A graduate of any gender.
Usage notes
Alumnus is used when the gender of the subject is unspecified.
- Any alumnus may be invited to the reunion.
Hypernyms
- (of any gender): alum or alumn, alumni (often proscribed), alumnx
Related terms
- alumnae/alumnæ
- alum
- alma mater
- alimony
- alimentary
Translations
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?al?mn?s]
- Hyphenation: alum?nus
Noun
alumnus (first-person possessive alumnusku, second-person possessive alumnusmu, third-person possessive alumnusnya)
- alumnus.
Alternative forms
- alumni
Further reading
- “alumnus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
- From Proto-Italic *alomanos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?el-o-mh?no- (“being nourished”), mediopassive participle (see *-mh?nos) of *h?el- (“to nourish, grow”) (whence al?).
- Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h?el- (“to nourish, grow”) + *-mno- (see *-mn?).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a?lum.nus/, [ä????mn?s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a?lum.nus/, [??lumnus]
Adjective
alumnus (feminine alumna, neuter alumnum); first/second-declension adjective
- Nourished, fostered, etc.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Noun
alumnus m (genitive alumn?); second declension
- Nursling, pupil
- foster son.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
- English: alumnus
- Catalan: alumne
- Italian: alunno
- Portuguese: aluno
- Spanish: alumno
References
- alumnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alumnus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alumnus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- alumnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
alumnus From the web:
- what alumni means
- what alumni do on important anniversaries
- what alumni
- what alumni can do
- what's alumnus mean
- what alumnus in tagalog
- what does alumnus mean
- what does alumnus mean in english
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- schoolmate vs alumnus
- alumnus vs legacy
- alumnus vs hoosier
- alumnuse vs alumna
- alumnus vs almamater
- pupil vs alumnus
- student vs alumnus
- graduate vs alumnus
- nutrition vs nutritiously
- nutrient vs nutritionism
- nutrition vs phytonutrient
- nutrients vs nutrition
- nutrientand vs nutrition
- nutrients vs nutritions
- nutrient vs undernutrition
- robbery vs nonrobbery
- robbery vs dacoity
- robbery vs thuggee
- robbery vs latrociny
- robbery vs antiholdup